rapier wit

ˈreɪpiər wɪt

Definition

Definition of rapier wit - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

humorsharp and quick humor or intelligence

Her rapier wit left everyone in stitches.
His rapier wit made the debate entertaining.
The author's rapier wit was evident in every chapter.

cleverness

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Expressions with wit

have a ready wit

possess quick and clever verbal humor

She always has a ready wit during conversations.

frighten someone out of one's wit

make someone extremely scared or shocked

The loud noise frightened me out of my wit!

flash of wit

sudden clever or funny remark that surprises people

Her flash of wit made everyone laugh.

dry wit

humor delivered in a serious, understated manner

She entertained the crowd with her dry wit.

quickness of wit

ability to think and respond with clever ideas quickly

Her quickness of wit impressed everyone at the party.

biting wit

sharp humor that criticizes or mocks harshly

Her biting wit made everyone laugh and cringe.

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French:esprit vif, ...
German:scharfsinniger Witz, ...
Italian:arguzia tagliente, ...
Spanish:ingenio mordaz, ...
Portuguese:humor afiado, ...
Chinese:机智, ...
Japanese:鋭い機知, ...
Arabic:فِكَاهَة لَاذِعَة, ...
Hebrew:שְׁנִינוּת חַדָּה, ...
Russian:остроумие, ...
Ukrainian:гострий розум, ...
Hindi:हाज़िरजवाबी, ...
Bengali:তীক্ষ্ণ রসিকতা, ...
Catalan:enginy esmolat, ...
Czech:břitký vtip, ...
Danish:skarpt vid, ...
Dutch:vlijmscherpe humor, ...
Greek:οξύ πνεύμα, ...
Hungarian:vágó szellemesség, ...
Khmer:ភាពឆ្លាតវៃ និងកំប្លែងចាក់ទម្លុះ, ...
Korean:날카로운 재치, ...
Persian:شوخ‌طبعی گزنده, ...
Polish:cięty dowcip, ...
Portuguese (BR):humor afiado, ...
Romanian:umor ascuțit, ...
Swedish:vass kvickhet, ...
Thai:คารมคมคาย, ...
Turkish:keskin zeka, ...
Vietnamese:trí tuệ sắc sảo, ...

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